A big batch of stuff came through on her Twitpic feed the last couple of days, including this very nice Sanzo in wafuku and what seems to be some pretty Gaiden merch of some kind. (also a very interesting flower arrangement/vase/sculpture that might be a birthday gift).

As I recall, the next Reload Blast chapter is supposed to be a side story based on the Extreme Bath Log or connected with an upcoming drama CD of the Extreme Bath Log, and that's why she's resurrected that drawing.

Personally, I'd rather Reload Blast not appear if it's not going to advance the main story, but I imagine her publisher has pages set aside for her work that need to be filled.

P.S. - I believe Sanzo in wakafu (which is lovely!) is part of the Extreme Bath Log universe.

Maybe the Bath Log thing is really a teaser for how she actually plans to end the WHOLE thing, that it's all been one long convoluted dream sequence Sanzo had one night after throwing too many umeboshi in with his mayo and ramen, and they really are just a bunch of normal guys who share a house together, somewhere in Tokyo..... (with Kanzeon as their nosey landlady *lol*)